Transport Committee To Discuss Gridlock This Morning

Officials from Dublin City Council, Dublin Bus and the Luas will be questioned today on the gridlock that's been clogging up the city in recent weeks.

It follows regular complaints from Luas users that the service has been delayed since the Cross City line started.

The trams are also having an impact on traffic in the city centre, and several buses have been diverted away from College Green in a bid to tackle the problem. The National Transport Authority yesterday confirmed that an addition ten bus services would be re-routed.

It's also emerged that taxis could be banned from College Green.

The Oireachtas Transport Committee will meet this morning to discuss the traffic problems.

Fianna Fáil's John Lahart has accused the Transport Minister of doing nothing: